Construction on Portland’s Interurban lines began in 1890. Sellwood had a horse track and became a popular destination when the line opened in June of 1892. The streetcar building in Sellwood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The line was extended to Milwaukie where car barns and shops were built. Service to Oregon City was inaugurated on February 16, 1893, and lasted until 1958.

Today this stop has numerous light industry and commercial businesses. To our left is Performance Coating, owned and operated by Miller Paint are experts in architectural coatings, from floors, roofs, fire protectants, applied metal coatings, and other light industrial coatings. Competitor Sherwin Williams is down the street.

Rhino Lacrosse, behind Performance Coating, ranks among the premiere lacrosse training and instructional programs in North America. In 2005 at the age of 24, Angela Batinovich became the youngest owner of a professional sports team in the US. Her lacrosse team, The LumberJax, ended operations after the 2009 season. Rhino Lacrosse was founded in 2005 in Portland, Oregon, by professional lacrosse player and instructor Ryan Powell.

To our right are two large hotels. Shilo Inns (1506 NE 2) has a newly refurbished 44 room hotel.

Crowne Plaza (1441 Ne 2nd) offers a complimentary area shuttle that will take you anywhere you need to go within five miles of the hotel and runs a shuttle to the airport.